Changes in one year

(Left: Baby-C enjoying her birthday cake last weekend.)


I am constantly amazed at the little girl my precious Baby-C has become. It has been one year and two weeks since she was born, and while we were driving in the car this morning I started reminiscing. Maybe this was triggered by her peek-a-boo playing at the stop light with the brightly flowered sun-hat that has become a fixture upon her head lately, or the banana she scarfed down in five seconds flat as she sat at the breakfast table and the absolute joy she gets from tossing unwanted cheerios over to the dogs. I'm not sure.

Changes I've noticed in my life, you ask? Well I no longer worry about spit up stains on my blouse as I rush into my office each morning, or the tell tale damp circles appearing if a meeting runs over, also some mornings I find myself having to go in and wake Baby-C in the morning, instead of depending on her to be my alarm clock.

I do realize I have done noting more than touch the tip of the ice-berg, one year of change is nothing compared to what lies ahead and oh so much more has changed in the last year, but I think it would take all day to cover all of that!

School Zone Anyone?

School is in session. Actually, it has been in session here for almost three weeks. I drive by a middle school on my way to Baby-C's sitter's house each morning and had to relearn the concept behind school zones...after a few days of practicing, I now remember that I again have to decelerate to 20mph each morning regardless of if I overslept or my morning run was longer than usual. What really baffles me is the abundance of PARENTS who fly through the school zone before and after dropping their darlings off for the day. Aren't these the people who are supposed to care the most about why the school zone is there in the first place?

Day One

Well this blogging thing is new to me, but after reading many "momming" related blogs I am hooked. Hopefully this flies. A little background on me. I am a first time mom of one year, a native New Yorker (state) transplanted to Kansas, with a degree in Clinical Psychology that I am currently not using, an avid runner, home project doer, gardener, shopper extraordinaire.

I love being a mom and we are thinking of adding Baby-2 to our brood, giving Baby-C a sibling. The past year's mommy adventures have been fun, and I cannot begin to imagine the joy and more exciting adventures that await us as our family grows.

Let the fun begin!